Kho Kho World Cup 2025: Full schedule, groups, match timings, and live-streaming details

The inaugural edition of the Kho Kho World Cup began on Monday (January 13) and will conclude on Sunday (January 19). It will be played at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India.

20 teams will compete in the men's competition, while 19 nations will be in action in the women's Kho Kho World Cup. In the men's event, teams are divided into four groups of five teams. The women's competition has one group of four teams and three groups of five teams.

The group-stage matches will conclude on Thursday (January 16) and will be followed by the knockout stages. The quarter-finals will be played on Friday (January 17) and the semi-finals will be staged on Saturday (January 18). The summit clashes of both events will be played on Sunday (January 19).

Hosts India are pitted against Nepal, Peru, Bhutan, and Brazil in the men's Kho Kho World Cup 2025. Meanwhile, in the women's event, the Republic of Korea, Iran, and Malaysia will lock horns in Group A with hosts India.

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Kho Kho World Cup 2025: Groups

Men’s

• Group A: India, Nepal, Peru, Brazil, Bhutan
• Group B: South Africa, Ghana, Argentina, Netherlands, Iran
• Group C: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Republic of Korea, United States of America, Poland
• Group D: England, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya

Women’s

• Group A: India, Iran, Malaysia, Republic of Korea
• Group B: England, Australia, Kenya, Uganda, Netherlands
• Group C: Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Germany, Bangladesh
• Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Poland, Peru, Indonesia

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Kho Kho World Cup 2025: Full schedule and match timings (All Times in IST)

Men's

Monday, January 13, 2025

Group A - India vs Nepal, 8:30 PM

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Group B - South Africa vs Ghana, 10:30 AM

Group C - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 11:15 AM

Group D - England vs Germany, 11:15 AM

Group B - Ghana vs Netherlands, 11:15 AM

Group A - Peru vs Bhutan, 12:30 PM

Group B - Argentina vs Iran, 1:00 PM

Group C - South Korea vs Poland, 2:45 PM

Group D - Malaysia vs Kenya, 4:00 PM

Group B - South Africa vs Netherlands, 4:30 PM

Group C - Bangladesh vs USA, 5:15 PM

Group D - England vs Australia, 6:30 PM

Group A - Nepal vs Peru, 6:30 PM

Group B - Ghana vs Argentina, 7:45 PM

Group A - India vs Brazil, 8:15 PM

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Group C - Sri Lanka vs USA, 10:30 AM

Group D - Australia vs Kenya, 11:00 AM

Group B - Ghana vs Netherlands, 11:15 AM

Group A - Nepal vs Brazil, 11:15 AM

Group D - Germany vs Australia, 10:00 AM

Group C - Bangladesh vs South Korea, 12:30 PM

Group B - South Africa vs Argentina, 2:45 PM

Group D - England vs Malaysia, 3:15 PM

Group A - Brazil vs Bhutan, 5:15 PM

Group B - Netherlands vs Iran, 5:15 PM

Group C - Sri Lanka vs South Korea, 7:45 PM

Group A - India vs Peru, 8:15 PM

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Group A - Nepal vs Bhutan, 9:15 AM

Group B - Ghana vs Iran, 8:45 AM

Group C - Sri Lanka vs Poland, 10:00 AM

Group D - Germany vs Kenya, 10:30 AM

Group A - Peru vs Brazil, 11:15 AM

Group D - Malaysia vs Australia, 12:30 PM

Group C - South Korea vs USA, 3:15 PM

Group C - Bangladesh vs Poland, 5:45 PM

Group A - India vs Bhutan, 8:15 PM

Friday, January 17, 2025

Quarter-finals - 11:45 AM onwards

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Semi-finals - 5:45 PM onwards

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Final - 8:15 PM

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Women's

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Group C - Nepal vs Bhutan, 10:00 AM

Group D - South Africa vs New Zealand, 10:00 AM

Group B - England vs Australia, 11:45 AM

Group C - Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 12:30 PM

Group B - Kenya vs Netherlands, 3:15 PM

Group C - Nepal vs Germany, 4:00 PM

Group D - South Africa vs Peru, 5:15 PM

Group B - England vs Uganda, 5:45 PM

Group A - India vs South Korea, 7:00 PM

Group A - Iran vs Malaysia, 7:45 PM

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Group B - Australia vs Uganda, 10:00 AM

Group B - England vs Kenya, 12:30 PM

Group C - Bhutan vs Germany, 11:45 AM

Group D - New Zealand vs Peru, 1:00 PM

Group C - Nepal vs Sri Lanka, 2:45 PM

Group B - Uganda vs Netherlands, 4:00 PM

Group D - South Africa vs Poland, 4:30 PM

Group C - Germany vs Bangladesh, 6:30 PM

Group D - Peru vs Indonesia, 6:30 PM

Group A - Malaysia vs South Korea, 7:45 PM

Group A - India vs Iran, 7:00 PM

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Group C - Bhutan vs Bangladesh, 8:45 AM

Group B - Australia vs Netherlands, 10:00 AM

Group B - Kenya vs Uganda, 11:15 AM

Group D - New Zealand vs Indonesia, 11:45 AM

Group D - Poland vs Peru, 12:30 PM

Group C - Sri Lanka vs Germany, 1:00 PM

Group C - Nepal vs Bangladesh, 4:30 PM

Group B - England vs Netherlands, 4:00 PM

Group A - Iran vs South Korea, 4:00 PM

Group B - Australia vs Kenya, 5:15 PM

Group D - South Africa vs Indonesia, 6:30 PM

Group D - New Zealand vs Poland, 6:30 PM

Group C - Bhutan vs Sri Lanka, 7:45 PM

Group A - India vs Malaysia, 7:00 PM

Friday, January 17, 2025

Quarter-finals - 10:30 AM onwards

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Semi-finals - 4:30 PM onwards

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Final - 7:00 PM

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Kho Kho World Cup 2025: TV and live-streaming details

The Kho Kho World Cup 2025 will be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar in India. Fans can also watch the matches live on TV by tuning into Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports First, and DD Sports.